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History of the Kayak

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  • First kayak ever made

    first kayak madeMade out of driftwood and animal skins, during the 1000-1900 b.c. era.
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  • collapsible kayak

    collapsible kayak

    collapsible kayaka collapisble kayak is made by a german student, in 1905

  • whitewater standerds raised

    In 1931 a vienesse kayaker, adolf Anderle successfully negotiaited the Salzachofen Gorge on the Salzach River.
  • flatwater racing

    flatwater racing

    Flatwater racingFlatwater racing became an olympic sports.

  • kayaking clubs formed

    In Germany kayaking clubs began to form.

  • First woman to pilot a kayak

    first woman to pilot a kayakGenevieve De Colmont becomes the first women to pilot a kayak through the rapids of the Colorado and Green Rivers.
  • Great Falls of the Potomac River

    Great Falls of the Potomac River

    Tom McEwan, Wick Walker, and Dan Schnurenburger kayaked the Great Falls of the Potomac River. The most dangerous wild water to kayak.

  • International Scale of River Difficulty

    kayaking organizations developed a standard to classify the difficulty of river rapids. This standerd is still useed today.